Does anyone have an actual quote from Abbott over the coal/gas thing he said today? Being reported that he actually suggested the govt could invoke the (wartime) Defence Powers Act to impose military control over gas fields and compel states to allow fracking/increase production.

Now, I’ve thought the guy was crazy for a long time, but if true this is craaaaaazy crazy, and I’d like to see what he actually said The only article i’ve seen covering it is this one from news.com.au, which is referring to something Abbott told Fairfax, but none of the Fairfax papers seem to have reported on it yet

Does anyone have an actual quote from Abbott over the coal/gas thing he said today? Being reported that he actually suggested the govt could invoke the (wartime) Defence Powers Act to impose military control over gas fields and compel states to allow fracking/increase production.

Now, I’ve thought the guy was crazy for a long time, but if true this is craaaaaazy crazy, and I’d like to see what he actually said The only article i’ve seen covering it is this one from news.com.au, which is referring to something Abbott told Fairfax, but none of the Fairfax papers seem to have reported on it yet

Abbott is? The farking prime minister is. They can’t sell this turd to anyone aside from themselves. I know rusted on LNP and even Hanson people who think it’s a bad idea. Sorry ■■■■ heads. This one is bridge too far. Doesn’t matter where you live this is a bad idea. Your mineral council puppet masters aren’t going to put this one up our rings. How about get ■■■■■■.

Not quite that cut & dried. He’s not like most minor parties that draw their support exclusively from people on the right of the Libs or left of the alp. He genuinely attracts a mix of voters. The next SA govt will almost certainly have to bargain for his support. On the whole I reckon I’ll miss him, he’s made some howlers (the media laws one most recently, but he chickened out on the carbon price repeal vote too) but I reckon his legacy is mostly positive - he’s been a strong voice for the integrity of the Murray-Darling and against gambling when those are generally potatoes far too hot for the major parties to take on. And frankly I’m generally a supporter of the idea of having more local & independent voices in parliament, rather than the careerist hacks the major parties continue to lumber us with. Just a shame that so many of these people turn out to be Hansonian or Palmeresque or even Leyonhjelmian frothing lunatics…